Copthorne Tara

... It's a gloomy day in London. It looks like its going to rain. Good thing I brought my umbrella. I decided to take a taxi to Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington which cost me about 18 pounds, 36 dollars. It was kind of expensive for a taxi ride. Once I ...

... BIG preparation. We heard of the legend of the 'Weembles' of Wimbledon who come out only at night! Then, on to our hotel- the Copthorne Tara! It's just okay. It's ugly from the outside (a dirty yellow brick and the carpet in the halls and in our room are ...

... , but there was some construction on the Circle Line and so we had to switch trains 3 times just to travel 2 stops. Back at the Copthorne Tara we showered, packed, and got ready to say "Cheerio!" to London. Maryann said, "I am sad to leave but I am really ...

Our last day in London and we went for a day trip again. Last night we had to settle for McDonald's as we only got back to London at 8pm from Bath. The coach from Evan Evans arrived at the hotel and the tour guide escorted us in and off we went picking ...

The second day in London we were picked up from the hotel by Premium Tours at 7.30am. The coach then went to several different hotels to pick up other guests for the same tour. Our guide was an Englishman who looked like Hugh Grant and moved a bit like ...

We arrived late in the evening to Luton Airport. The sheer amount of people, who had to be processed, at the immigration counters, made it near impossible, to move, at even an inch, in half an hour! Thankfully, we had a big TV, to watch whilst we waited, ...

Arrived in Stansted London at 4.30am. Sunny morning except, it was a cold 10 degrees celsius. Caught a coach to London Victoria and caught the underground tube to high street Kensington. After checking in we walked to the Hop on Hop off bus stop and ...

              It's March 16th and I decided to take a day trip out of London, I know it sounds too early to get out the city but I saw this great brochure in the hotel lobby for a day trip out ...

              Its March 21st, I am finally back home, its nice to be back in my own house. I'm glad that I don't have to spend money to eat and I can eat as much as I can for free. My family ...

It's March 20th and it is my last full day in London so I want to make most of it. I ordered a big breakfast (20 pounds, 40 dollars). Today I am going to visit the Houses of Parliament. The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or ...

              It's March 19th; today I went to a pancake house (7 pounds, 14 dollars). Then after that I wanted to spend my time today at the Towers of London  Her Majesty's Royal Palace ...

It's March 18th and after my breakfast (4 pounds, 8 dollars) the hotel manager told me to go to Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal ...

Its March 15th, today was a good day I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast and then it was time to go out and explore London, I feel like going to the local museum which is the Museum of London. I didn't know what bus to take so I used a cab which cost ...

We began the morning by enjoying the breakfast delivered to our room. Much to my dismay (picky eater) my Mom forced me to try my first taste of English tea! I actually enjoyed it though. We got onto our tour bus with Trafalgar Tour company and did a ...

Spent the first afternoon wandering through Hyde Park (I didn't know the Elf Tree was dead!!!), not able to go into Diana's Memorial play ground without a child in tow which was ok because I definitely did not want to steal one! Brought the weather with ...

London 2008 Left the hotel in Neuchatel on Tuesday morning and walked and took the funicular to the train station. Got the train to Geneva and arrived at the Geneva airport at 9:00 am. Took Easy Jet to London Gatwick and took the train to ...